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Source: Getty Images| Aaron Chown; (Inset) Karwai Tang<\/p>\n
King Charles III attending the Education and Skills Garden Party at Buckingham Palace; (Inset) Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend the wheelchair basketball match between the USA v Nigeria<\/p>\n
May 26 2025, Published 11:09 a.m. ET<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Prince Harry expressed his desire to reconcile with his family, particularly with his father King Charles, stressing that he doesn’t know how much time he has left with him, given his battle with cancer. The monarch\u2019s equation with his younger son doesn’t seem to be improving, with the King yet to address the former\u2019s public plea. Chiming in on the same, a royal expert has suggested that the King is instead giving Harry and Meghan Markle the cold shoulder. <\/p>\n Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Royal expert and commentator Richard Fitzwilliams explained to the Daily Express <\/a>how with the recent royal garden party, Charles sent a clear message to the Sussexes. Fitzwilliams argued that the royal display of unity at the event was intentional amid Harry and Markle\u2019s stream of scathing interviews<\/a>. He added that these parties have been \u2018highly significant\u2019 for centuries, especially during testing times. He stressed, \u201cThis is a testing time for the Royal Family, with King Charles battling cancer and the Princess of Wales in remission, whilst the Sussexes have resumed hostilities.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The expert explained that the Sovereign hosts three garden parties, at Buckingham Palace and Holyroodhouse, every year to thank those who have helped their communities. In one such party, Charles thanked cancer support groups for their efforts toward making the lives of patients easier. The recent party was a significant one as it marked Kate Middleton\u2019s first since her cancer diagnosis. Fitzwilliams noted, \u201cIt was therefore highly significant to see so many members of the royal family at the Garden Party held yesterday at the Palace, the first Catherine has attended in two years. A show of unity is especially important when an institution, the most significant for Britain’s projection of soft power, faces challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p>\n He added, \u201cThey [the parties] give pleasure and show recognition of philanthropic efforts, especially locally.\u201d In the past, after their grand wedding, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex <\/a>also participated in a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace. At the time, there was no whiff of any turmoil within Palace walls, as the happy couple was seen having a merry time.<\/p>\n Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Harry and Markle decided to step down as working senior royals in 2020 and later moved to Los Angeles. Harry in an interview once admitted that life in Montecito with their kids was everything he never had (privacy), but always wished. Meanwhile, in his latest sitdown with the BBC<\/a>, Harry voiced to reunite with the royal family, upset that his father does not talk to him. The interview allegedly did not sit well with the royal family, with sources claiming that there’s simply no trust<\/a> left.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Source: Getty Images| Aaron Chown; (Inset) Karwai Tang King Charles III attending the Education and Skills Garden Party…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,77,7716,1501,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-133893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-heirs-spares","11":"tag-latest-news","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114575529935230332","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}